PROTOCOL SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL SEIZURE OF AIRCRAFT — Rwanda law | Esheria

PROTOCOL SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL SEIZURE OF AIRCRAFT

This article replaces Article 1 and makes unlawful seizure or control of an aircraft in service an offence, along with threats, attempts, organizing, accomplice participation, and helping offenders evade investigation or punishment.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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About this statute

This article replaces Article 1 and makes unlawful seizure or control of an aircraft in service an offence, along with threats, attempts, organizing, accomplice participation, and helping offenders evade investigation or punishment. States Party to the Convention must punish the Article 1 offences with severe penalties, and may adopt measures to hold legal entities liable in certain cases. The provision defines when an aircraft is treated as in service, including after forced landings, and states that certain Convention articles apply if the offender is found in another state than the aircraft’s state of registry. Each State Party must take necessary measures to establish jurisdiction over the listed offences and related violence on board aircraft. States Parties that set up joint or international air transport agencies must choose, for each aircraft, which participating State will act as the State of registry and notify the ICAO Secretary General, who then informs all States Parties.